6813 —מברק לכנוס הארצי השני של צעירי אגודת חב"ד באה"ק: להוציא את הסביבה מעבדות לחירות

B"H, 13 Nissan, 5719^[1]
Brooklyn.

To the Executive of Tzeirei Agudas Chabad in the Holy Land, may it be built and established^[2],

may G‑d be upon them, may they live.

Shalom u'Vrachah!

In connection with the second national convention of Tzeirei Agudas Chabad^[3] in the Holy Land, may it be built and established, which will take place on the coming Sunday, may it come upon us for good^[4], the Rebbe shlita has graciously sent a telegram, and its text is copied herewith:

Convention of Tzach, Kfar Chabad.^[5]

My blessing is sent to the participants in the convention, and through them to all the members of Tzach in the Holy Land and in the Diaspora^[6], for lively, successful and illuminating activity in ever-widening circles, to spread traditional Judaism and its wellsprings^[7]; and thereby to instill in every Jewish man and woman the awareness that he is counted among the hosts of G‑d^[8], and that his vital task is to go out, and to bring out his surroundings, from slavery and inner exile to true freedom^[9] – with an upraised hand and with great wealth^[10] – "in all your ways"^[11]. And thereby we hasten the coming of our righteous Moshiach and our complete and true redemption.

Mo'adim l'simchah (festivals for rejoicing),

Menachem Schneerson

The telegram was surely received in time, and you will certainly inform us here of all that takes place; of this too it is said, "whoever does more is praiseworthy"^[12].

With respect and with blessings for a kosher and joyous festival,

Secretary

Publisher's notes

Second national convention (כנוס ארצי שני): see above, vol. 14, letter 5271.

Notes

1. 13 Nissan, 5719 (י"ג ניסן, תשי"ט): Tuesday, 21 April 1959.

2. In the Holy Land, may it be built and established (באה"ק ת"ו): באה"ק ת"ו = בארץ הקודש תבנה ותכונן.

3. Tzeirei Agudas Chabad (צאגו"ח): צאגו"ח = צעירי אגודת חב"ד, Tzeirei Agudas Chabad (Tzach). For the convention before it, held on Purim 5717, the Rebbe sent a telegram whose text was copied in the secretariat's letter to the executive of Tzeirei Agudas Chabad in Kfar Chabad (vol. 14, letter 5271), which closes, as this letter does: "המברק בטח נתקבל במועדו, ובודאי יודיעו לכאן מהנעשה" – "The telegram was surely received in time, and you will certainly inform us here of what takes place."

4. On the coming Sunday, may it come upon us for good (ביום ראשון הבע"ל): הבע"ל = הבא עלינו לטובה. That is, Sunday, 18 Nissan, during Chol HaMoed Pesach (26 April 1959).

5. Convention of Tzach, Kfar Chabad (כנוס צא"ח כפר חב"ד): The address of the telegram: to the convention of Tzach (Tzeirei Agudas Chabad) at Kfar Chabad.

6. The Diaspora (חו"ל): חו"ל = חוץ לארץ, "outside the Land".

7. Its wellsprings (ומעינותי'): From the verse Mishlei 5:16: "יפוצו מעינתיך חוצה" – "Let your wellsprings spread outward". The closing words, "and thereby we hasten the coming of our righteous Moshiach", follow the letter of the Baal Shem Tov, as the Rebbe writes in vol. 5, letter 1292: "וכאגרת הבעל-שם-טוב הידועה, אשר עשה עלית נשמה בראש השנה ונכנס להיכלו של משיח ושאלו: אימתי קאתי מר, והשיב לו: לכשיפוצו מעינותיך חוצה" – "as in the well-known letter of the Baal Shem Tov, who made an ascent of the soul on Rosh Hashanah and entered the chamber of Moshiach, and asked him: When will the Master come? And he answered him: When your wellsprings will spread outward."

8. Counted among the hosts of G‑d (בצבאות הוי' הוא נמנה): From the verse on the Exodus, Shemos 12:41: "ויהי בעצם היום הזה יצאו כל צבאות ה' מארץ מצרים" – "and it came to pass on that very day, that all the hosts of G‑d went out of the land of Egypt". Every Jewish man and woman is counted among G‑d's hosts, whose task is to go out themselves and to bring out their surroundings as well.

9. From slavery… to true freedom (מעבדות… לחירות האמתית): From the words of the Mishnah, Pesachim 116b, and the Haggadah (the Rambam's text of the Haggadah, §38): "הוציאנו מעבדות לחרות" – "He brought us out from slavery to freedom".

10. With an upraised hand and with great wealth (וביד רמה וברכוש גדול): From the verses Shemos 14:8: "ובני ישראל יצאים ביד רמה" – "and the Children of Israel were going out with an upraised hand", and Bereishis 15:14: "ואחרי כן יצאו ברכש גדול" – "and afterwards they will go out with great wealth". So too the Rebbe wrote in his general letter for Pesach of this year (11 Nissan 5719, letter 6805), that every Jew must "שטרעבען און טאן פאר דער פולשטענדיקער חרות און גאולה, א גאולה, און ביד רמה וברכוש גדול - פון אלערליי פארשקלאפונגען" – "strive and act for complete freedom and redemption, a redemption 'with an upraised hand and with great wealth', from every kind of enslavement".

11. In all your ways (בכל דרכיך): From the verse Mishlei 3:6: "בכל דרכיך דעהו והוא יישר ארחתיך" – "In all your ways know Him, and He will make your paths straight".

12. Whoever does more is praiseworthy (כל המרבה הרי זה משובח): The words of the Pesach Haggadah: "וכל המרבה לספר ביציאת מצרים הרי זה משובח" – "and whoever tells at length of the Exodus from Egypt is praiseworthy". Here it is applied to reporting all that takes place at the convention.

Summary

The secretariat sends the executive of Tzeirei Agudas Chabad in the Holy Land the text of the Rebbe's telegram to their second national convention, to be held at Kfar Chabad on Chol HaMoed Pesach. In the language of the Exodus, the Rebbe asks that every Jew be made aware that he is counted among the hosts of G‑d, whose vital task is to go out, and to bring his surroundings out, of inner exile to true freedom, and so to hasten the coming of Moshiach.